X Factor: 2011

Things like Recordings and watching back later still counts towards the viewing figures. I personally record XF then start watching 30-45mins late so I can forward the adverts. At least The Voice is on the BBC so no adverts!

Was there as much airtime and as many ad breaks last year?

Even if there were, it could still be a factor - they've been over-doing it and people are bored

One performance then break, then 2 performances then break. Same as last few years.

I think on Saturday there was 2 performances then break to start with.

Kelly Rowland disappeared? Make believe or real. This is now opening the question how much of this is stunt? or is it in fact real?

It reeks of publicity stunt.

http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-x-factor/335617-kelly-rowland-abandons-her-x-factor-acts

This is from MTV and she has apparently abandoned her acts. And producers are worried she may not return. I think this is all for the heroic return of Cheryl personally!

Almost certainly twisted into a publicity stunt. I seem to recall last year during the finals Cheryl flying off to the USA during the week for some reason and returning for the weekend. I've got a feeling Simon may have also done something similar in the past. If I recall the judges are only physically present to 'mentor' their acts for one day a week.

The X Factor USA live shows begin tonight at 8pm (1am our time) on FOX. It will be interesting to see their stage design, didn't someone post on here that it'll be bigger and quite different to the design we have?

I'm sure their was something earlier in the series abouit producers being pissed off she'd have to fly back to the US at times due to other commitments - one suspects this is just one of those commitments.

It's a bit daft, isn't it - there's just as many silly spats on the judging panel of Strictly - but there's never any question that one of them will walk out in the huff.

To believe that an ex-Destiny's Child singer is worried about "falling out" with some little known British act - you'd have to pre-suppose that they were pals already. And I'm afraid I don't buy that one jot.

And just as a side note - producers who go on record (officially or unofficially) to say they're "worried" about something going badly on their show - well, they're not producers at all.

The first pre-requisite is to bullsh*t and bluff your way through any problem.

So all things considered it has to be fake, and only a twit would even ask if it was true.

Sorry, 623058 - but a twit is as a twit does.

I may be a twit ( god those words will haunt me ) but I do believe we will see a number of Complaints in the next OFCOM bulletin about the X factor, I still wonder if the person that swore at Gary was for real.... ( it would be nice to believe it was for real)